Branding apparatus



w. s. BING BRANDING APPARATUS Filed July 23, 1923 EMA/L24 I PatentedDec. '1 ti, i924.

UNITED STATES WILLZAEI S.

IBING, OE S AN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

BRANDING APPARATUS.

Application filed July 23,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VJILLIAM S. Brno, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented a certain new and useful Branding Apparatus,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a branding apparatus, more particularly to suchan apparatus for brandin or stamping cartons or cases of canned goodsand the like, and the objects of my invention are First, to provide anapparatus of this class in which various lines of type are secured todifferent sup ports and which supports may be shifted relatively to eachother or removed from the main support and replaced by others; secend,to provide an apparatus of this class which is particularly adapted forbranding or stamping purposes for cartons or crates and in which thesupports of the lines of type designating the different items to bebranded or stamped upon the cartons or crates may be quickly and easilyremoved from the main support and substituted by lines of typeappropriate for the particular carton or crate; third,'to provide anapparatus of this class in which the face of the type is arranged on acircular or curved plane, thereby facilitating the making of theimpression of the type; fourth, to provide novel means in connectionwith an apparatus of this class for securing the type in positionthereon and securing the different lines of type in certain spacedrelation with each other; fifth, to provide as a whole a novellyconstructed apparatus of this class, and sixth, to provide an apparatusof this class which is very simple and economical of construction,durable, efficient, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out oforder.

\Vith these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, myinvention consists of certain novel features of construc tion,cinnbination and arrangement of parts and portions. as will behereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in theappended claims. reference being had to the accompanying drawings and tothe characters of reference thereon, which form a part of thisapplication, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my branding apparatus showing the back sidethereof; Fig. 2 is aside elevational view thereof, and Fig. 3 is afragmentary bottom view of my 1923. Serial No. 653,164.

branding apparatus, showing the arrangement of the type.

Like characters of reference refer to similar parts and portionsthroughout the several views of the drawings.

The supporting plate 1, handle members 2, rivets 3, handles l, bolts 5,type supporting members 6, positioning thumbscrews 7, wedge member 8,sponge rubber 9, rubber type supporting strips 10, and the type 11,constitute the principal parts and portions of my branding apparatus.

The supporting plate 1 is preferably made of sheet metal and curved,being cylindrical in shape, and provided on its back or concave sidewith upwardly and angularly extending handle members 2 secured at theirlower ends to the supporting plate 1 by means of the rivets 3, a pair ofsaid handle members being provided at each end of the supporting plate.A handle or grip member l is secured intermediate the extended ends ofeach pair of handle members 2 by means of the bolts 5 extending throughsaid members. On the convex side of the supporting plate 1 arepositioned and secured the type supporting members 6, which consist offlexible metallic strips provided with hook portions 6* on their oneends which are adapted to extend over the one edge of the supportingplate 1 and secure the one end of the type supporting members 6 inposition. The opposite ends of the type supporting members 6 areprovided with threaded portions 6 bent at right angles with the mainport-ions of the members 6. On the inner sides of the portions 6 areprovided additional members 6, preferably nuts, to reinforce said endsof the members 6, which. are provided with tapped holes through whichextend the positioning thumhscrews 7, the inner ends of which areadapted to engage inclined portions on the back side of the supportingplate 1. The inclined portions on the back side of the plate 1 arepreferably formed by means of a curved wedge member 8, secured to theone edge of the supporting plate 1 in any convenient manner. On theconvex side of the type supporting members 6 is secured the type 11 inthe form of letters and mu morals formed of rubber, secured together bymeans of rubber strips 10, preferably formed an integral part therewith.Said rubber strips 10 are supported on the sponge rubber foundationmembers 9, which are secured to the metallic type supporting members 6in any convenient manner, preferably by being cemented thereto.

It is obvious: that when using my branding apparatus for brandingcartons or crates of various descriptions or for various purposes, thetype designating the various items on my branding apparatus may bereadily changed to suit the various conditions and purposes. Byreferring to Figure 3 of the drawings it will be seen that the top lineof type designating: 24, No. 2 tins, may be readily changed to read anyother number of tins of different sizes, and that the items designatingthe brand of the goods or the name of the goods or products or the nameof the packer and the like, may be readily changed or differently spacedas desired.

It is further obvious from the accompanying drawings and the foregoingspecification that there is provided an apparatus as fully set forth inthe objects of the invention, and though I have shown and described aparticular construction, combination and arrangement of parts andportions, I do not Wish to be limited to this particular construction,combination and arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention, the construction, combination and arrangement substantially asset forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. An apparatus of the class described, including a supporting member,readily removable type supporting members secured to the one side ofsaid supporting member, yieldable foundation material secured on theouter surface of said type supporting members, and type members securedto the outer portion of said yieldable foundation material.

2. An apparatus of the class described, including a supporting member,readily removable type supporting members secured to the one side ofsaid supporting member, said type supporting members consisting of bookportions on one end adapted to extend over the one edge of saidsupporting member and provided with an adjustable retaining member atthe opposite end adapted to engage the opposite edge of said supportingmember, yieldable foundation material secured on the outer surface ofsaid type supporting members, and type members secured to the outerportion of said yieldable foundation material.

3. An apparatus of the class described, including a cylindrically shapedsupporting member, removable type supporting members secured to theconvex side of said supporting member, said removable type supportingmembers being provided with hook portions on one end and adjustablesecuring members at the opposite end for engaging 'opposite edges ofsaid cylindrically shaped supporting member, a yieldable foundationmaterial secured on the convex side of said type supporting members, andtype members secured to the outer surface of said yieldable foundationmaterial.

4. An apparatus of the class described including a cylindrically shapedsupporting member, removable type supporting members secured to theconvex side of said supporting member, said removable type supportingmembers being provided with hook portions on one end and adjustablesecuring members at the opposite end for engaging opposite edges of saidcylindrically shaped supporting member, a yieldable foundation materialsecured on the convex side of said type supporting members, andintegrally molded rubber type and type supporting strips secured to theouter portion of said yieldable foundation material.

5. An apparatus of the class described, including a supporting member,removable type supporting members secured to the one side of saidsupporting member, said type supporting members consisting of a narrowstrip provided with a hook portion on one end and a threaded portion atthe opposite end, thumbscrews provided in the threaded ends of said typesupporting members, a yieldable foundation material secured on the outerside of said type supporting members, and integrally molded type membersand type supporting strips secured to the outer portion of saidyieldable foundation material.

6. An apparatus of the class described, including a cylindrically shapedsupporting member, removable, metallic, type supporting members securedto the convex side of said supporting member, said type supportingmembers consisting of narrow strips provided with hook portions on oneend and threaded portions at the opposite end, thumbscrews provided inthe threaded ends of said type supporting members, a yieldablefoundation material secured on the convex side of said type supportingmembers, and type members secured. to the outer surface of saidyieldable foundation material.

7. An apparatus of the class described, including a cylindrically shapedsupporting member provided with outwardlyextending handle members on itsback side, removable, metallic type supporting members secured to theconvex side of said supporting member, said type supporting membersconsisting of narrow strips provided with hook portions on one end andthreaded portions at the opposite end, thumbscrews provided in thethreaded ends of said type support- "111g members, a yieldablefoundation material secured on the convex side of said type supportingmembers, and type members secured to the outer surface of said yieldablefoundation material.

8. An apparatus of the class described, including a cylindrically shapedsupporting member, removable, flexible, type supporting members securedto the convex side of said supporting member and provided With hookportions at one end and adjustable securing portions at the oppositeend, adapted to engage opposite edges of said cylindrically shapedsupporting member, a yieldable foundation material secured to the convexsurface of said type supporting members, and yieldable type memberssecured to the outer portions of said yieldable foundation material.

9. A branding apparatus, including a curved supporting member, readilyremovable, flexible, type supporting members secured to the convex sideof said supporting member, provided with hook portions on their one endsand adjustable clamp mem bers at their opposite ends, adapted to engagethe opposite edges of said supporting member at its ends, yieldable typesecured to said flexible type supporting members, and a Wedgev membersecured to the one end of said curved supporting member, adapted toengage said adjustable clamp members.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego,California, this 12th day of July, 1923.

\VILLIAM S. BING.

